The 1978 Winston 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.
Sunday, May 14th, 1978
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 185 | 175 | 188 | 81 | 0 | running |
2 | 22 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 175 | 170 | 188 | 15 | 0 | running |
3 | 2 | 51 | AJ Foyt | Buick | 165 | 165 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
4 | 4 | 92 | Skip Manning | Buick | 160 | 160 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
5 | 36 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | 155 | 155 | 186 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 20 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | 150 | 150 | 185 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 5 | 6 | Ferrel Harris | Dodge | 146 | 146 | 185 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 142 | 142 | 184 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 138 | 138 | 184 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | 134 | 134 | 183 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 135 | 130 | 183 | 2 | 0 | running |
12 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 127 | 127 | 180 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 21 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | 124 | 124 | 180 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 30 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 180 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 6 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Mercury | 118 | 118 | 179 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 115 | 115 | 178 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 37 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 177 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 25 | 49 | Claude Ballot-Lena | Dodge | 109 | 109 | 177 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 24 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 175 | 0 | 0 | fan blade |
20 | 38 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 172 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 168 | 0 | 0 | engine |
22 | 18 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 102 | 97 | 165 | 49 | 0 | engine |
23 | 35 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 162 | 0 | 0 | engine |
24 | 17 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 96 | 91 | 158 | 34 | 0 | engine |
25 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 88 | 88 | 153 | 0 | 0 | engine |
26 | 33 | 10 | Jimmy Means | Ford | 85 | 85 | 151 | 0 | 0 | running |
27 | 13 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | 87 | 82 | 150 | 1 | 0 | engine |
28 | 34 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 79 | 79 | 146 | 0 | 0 | running |
29 | 16 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 76 | 76 | 134 | 0 | 0 | running |
30 | 11 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | 73 | 73 | 133 | 0 | 0 | engine |
31 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 75 | 70 | 121 | 1 | 0 | clutch |
32 | 28 | 00 | John Utsman | Chevrolet | 67 | 67 | 93 | 0 | 0 | engine |
33 | 32 | 77 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 80 | 0 | 0 | engine |
34 | 14 | 53 | Ron Hutcherson | Buick | 61 | 61 | 77 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
35 | 15 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 58 | 58 | 51 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
36 | 31 | 05 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | 55 | 55 | 38 | 0 | 0 | engine |
37 | 39 | 02 | Frank Hill | Chevrolet | 52 | 52 | 37 | 0 | 0 | radiator |
38 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 54 | 49 | 34 | 5 | 0 | transmission |
39 | 3 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Oldsmobile | 46 | 46 | 31 | 0 | 0 | engine |
40 | 40 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 43 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | engine |
41 | 19 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | 40 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.